Santo Domingo earns 2 golds in Tae Kwon Do at Pan American Games

Gabriel Mercedes, who won silver in the Beijing Olympics, won the first gold in 58-kilogram division.

Erick Osornio durante el combate contra Johanny Jean.

Mercedes defeated Mexican Damian Villa in an 8-7 combat. Johanny Jean Bartemit defeated Cuban Angel Mora 8-7 in the finals of the 68-kilogram division, to secure the second gold. Mercedes had defeated him in the Taekwondo Cup in Copenhagen Worlds.